Willy DeVille

Mink DeVille – Cabretta


Album : Cabretta
Artist : Mink DeVille
Release Date : 1977
Number of Discs : 1
Genre : Rock
Total time : 00:35:32
Total size : 81,3MB

Tracks :
01. Venus Of Avenue D
02. Little Girl
03. One Way Street
04. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl
05. Gunslinger
06. Can't Do Without It
07. Cadillac Walk
08. Spanish Stroll
09. She's So Tough
10. Party Girls

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American Hit Network said of the album, "Under-promoted, under-appreciated and ultimately under-sold, Cabretta is a sleeper masterpiece that sounds as good today as it did in 1977." They added:

Like all truly great rock and roll, the songs mix fantasy and longing... "Venus of Avenue D" and "Spanish Stroll" find their romance in the street, and both walk that line between lust and longing, in the feeling of getting turned on by somebody. Willy DeVille’s character is tough as nails on the outside, but the hard surface doesn’t run deep enough to cover the heart that he wears on his sleeve. Even a casual listen to the album’s closing track, "Party Girls," makes this abundantly clear. DeVille’s a leather-jacketed romantic who looks so tough, but desperately wants the world to love him

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Mink DeVille
Return To Magenta


Album : Return To Magenta
Artist : Mink DeVille
Release Date : 1978
Number of Discs : 1
Genre : Rock
Total time : 00:32:48
Total size : 75,5 MB

Tracks :
1. Guardian Angel 3:19
2. Soul Twist 2:32
3. "A" Train Lady 3:29
4. Rolene 3:51
5. Desperate Days 2:49
6. Just Your Friends 4:11
7. Steady Drivin' Man 3:40
8. Easy Slider 3:53
9. I Broke That Promise 3:03
10. Confidence to Kill 1:53

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Though Mink DeVille toured with the likes of Elvis Costello in the late 70s, their music derived much more from the latin-flavored pop soul of 1960s New York than the angry sounds of London circa 1978. With Phil Spector's arranger Jack Nitzche on board as producer, Willy DeVille and his band turned out two superb LPs before DeVille split up the band and relocated (temporarily) to France. The debut mixes DeVille's letter-perfect Brill Building song constructions with a cover (Barry & Greenwich's "Little Girl") and titles from the pen of Moon Martin ("Gunslinger" and "Cadillac Walk"). Throughout, Nitzche recreates some of the highlights of the Spector sound (lots of castanets!), but without the modulating mass of instruments. DeVille's singing stretches an amazing range of tough to tender, and the band kicks in with some great instrumental backing. The followup LP isn't as strong as the debut, though it reaches some of the same heights. The ballads, "Guardian Angel," "Just Your Friend," and "I Broke That Promise" are, in particular, quite moving...
H. Perboliom

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Mink DeVille – Le Chat Bleu


Album : Le Chat Bleu (Expanded Edition)
Artist : Mink DeVille
Release Date : 2003
Original Release Date : 1980
Number of Discs : 1
Genre : Rock
Total time : 00:57:29
Total size : 133 MB

Tracks :
1. This Must Be the Night
2. Savoir Faire
3. That World Outside
4. Slow Drain
5. You Just Keep Holding On
6. Lipstick Traces
7. Bad Boy
8. Mazurka
9. Just to Walk That Little Girl Home
10. Heaven Stood Still
11. Turn You Every Way But Loose
12. Savoir Faire
13. Slow Drain
14. This Must Be the Night
15. Bad Boy
16. Lipstick Traces
17. Just to Walk That Little Girl Home
18. Heaven Stood Still
19. Save the Last Dance for Me
20. Wily DeVille and Doc Pomus Interview

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2003 remastered reissue of 1980 album features 20 tracks including 9 bonus tracks, 'Savoir Faire' (Live In NY 1982), 'Slow Drain' (Slow Drain (Live In NY 1982), 'This Must Be The Night' (Live In NY 1982), 'Bad Boy' (Live In NY 1982), 'Lipstick Traces' (Live In NY 1982), 'Just To Walk That Little Girl Home' (Live In Holland 1984), 'Heaven Stood Still' (Live In Germany 1995), 'Save The Last Dance For Me' (Live In Holland 1984) & 'Willy DeVille & Doc Pomus Interview' (The Robert Klein Show, Nov. 2, 1980). All bonus tracks previously unreleased. Raven.

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Mink DeVille
Coup de Grace


Album : Coup de Gráce
Artist : Mink DeVille
Release Date : 1981
Number of Discs : 1
Genre : Rock
Total time : 00:36:55
Total size : 84,7 MB

Tracks :
1. Just Give Me One Good Reason
2. Help Me Make It (Power of a Woman's Love)
3. Maybe Tomorrow
4. Teardrops Must Fall
5. You Better Move On
6. Love & Emotion
7. So in Love Are We
8. Love Me Like You Did Before
9. She Was Made in Heaven
10. End of the Line

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While Willy DeVille was trying to perfect his blend of roots rock, fiery punk energy, and the heart-rending ballad style that singled out singers like Ben E. King and Sam Cooke, he went through a few changes. Mink DeVille's previous recording, Le Chat Bleu, had opened the door to DeVille being as fine a ballad singer as any. Along with the Doc Pomus ballads there were a few rockers, and the seeds were sewn for the band to pursue this direction, with Willy DeVille stepping more and more out front as an enigma. The combination of DeVille and Jack Nitzsche brought the early rock and soul vibe deep into the heart of the record. Louis Cortelezzi and Kenny Margolis provided the sound of the Jersey Shore and Coney Island on saxophone and keyboards -- including accordion -- that had been introduced on the previous disc and swirled around DeVille and Rick Borgia's guitars, undercut by Tommy Price's drums. The band's sound combined with Nitzsche's timeless production style, which combined with that voice to create a purer rock & roll noise than even Bruce Springsteen's in 1981. The evidence is on the anthems "Maybe Tomorrow," the slippery doo wop feel of "Love & Emotion," and the devastating read of Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On" that includes in its soulful Spanish stroll mix a pair of marimbas and the ever-lamenting accordion, turning the track into something that is so deadly serious it should have perhaps been in West Side Story. This was Mink DeVille near their zenith as a recording unit.
~ Thom Jurek

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Mink DeVille - Cadillac Walk: The Mink DeVille Collection (2001)

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This 22-track import collection of Mink DeVille tunes contains over two-thirds of the tracks cut by the original band -- before Louis X. Erlanger and crew left and Willy DeVille continued with different musicians -- and culled from Cabretta, Return to Magenta, and Le Chat Bleu. Issued in the E.U. and distributed by Caroline Records in the United States, this collection was produced and annotated brilliantly by former Creem editor and writer Ben Edmonds. It was issued for the first time in 2001, but has been digitally remastered in 24-bit audio and includes virtually every track any serious fan of Mink DeVille would want, from "Venus of Avenue D" and "Cadillac Walk" to "Spanish Stroll," "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl" "'A' Train Lady," "Guardian Angel," and "Just to Walk That Little Girl Home." The band was fortunate enough to work with the late great Jack Nitzsche, Steve Douglas, and Doc Pomus. During the punk era, this was saying something. Mink DeVille may have played the punk clubs, and they had the attitude, but musically they were rooted in American traditional rock & roll, soul, and blues. This collection, now in stellar sound, is a testament to one of the greatest all-but-unsung legacies in rock history. <AMG>

1. Spanish Stroll
2. Mixed Up Shook Up Girl
3. She's So Tough
4. Cadillac Walk
5. Gunslinger
6. Venus Of Avenue D
7. Little Girl
8. 'A' Train Lady
9. Guardian Angel
10. Confidence To Kill
11. Soul Twist
12. Desperate Days
13. I Broke That Promise
14. Just Your Friends
15. You Just Keep Holding On
16. This Must Be The Night
17. Savoire Faire
18. Mazurka.
19. Turn You Every Way But Loose
20. Bad Boy
21. Just To Walk That Little Girl
22. That World Outside

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Willy Deville - Pistola (2008)

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Pistola is the last studio album made by Willy DeVille. It was released on Mardis Gras day in 2008 as a nod to DeVille's musical roots in New Orleans. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with Brian Ray, Lon Price, the Valentine Brothers, and other musicians who had played with DeVille for years. For this album, DeVille borrowed bassist Davey Faragher and drummer Pete Thomas from Elvis Costello's backup band, the Imposters (DeVille's band Mink DeVille toured with Elvis Costello in 1978). John Philip Shenale produced the album, his fourth production effort for Willy DeVille. <Wikipedia>

Willy DeVille appears more gaunt and haggard than ever here, but he’s never been more artistically potent than on Pistola, confronting the demons of his past with an impressive lyrical honesty and unexpectedly diverse musical imagination. DeVille’s beloved New Orleans provides the touchstone for most of the album: the ex-addiction anthem “Been There DoneThat”, for instance, is couched in infectious clavinet funk, while “You Got The World In Your Hands” sounds like Tom Waits covering Dr John’s “Gris-Gris”. Elsewhere, there are echoes of the Stones, Springsteen and “Spanish Harlem” – all this, and a great version of Paul Siebel’s classic “Louise” too. <Independent>

"DeVille's louche fusion of rock 'n' roll, Tex-Mex and country styles has matured with age, and his most recent work is among the finest of his recording career." <NME>

"sees (Willy DeVille) continue his successful partnership with producer John Philip Shenale. The new album finds him once again creating his unique mixture of rock, soul, R&B, blues and Cajun with articulate lyrics and Willy’s distinctive vocal style." <Spin>

1. So So Real 4:16
2. Been There Done That 4:09
3. When I Get Home 3:21
4. Louise 3:54
5. The Band Played On 4:42
6. You Got The World In Your Hands 4:04
7. I Remember The First Time 4:08
8. Stars That Speak 5:19
9. I'm Gonna Do Something The Devil Never Did 5:45
10. The Mountains Of Manhattan 3:42

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